𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢
Appearance
Ashokan Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit महामात्र (mahāmātra, “chief, best”), from महत् (mahat) + मात्रा (mātrā).
Noun
[edit]𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta /mahāmātta/) m
- mahāmāta, official, administrator
- c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.1:
- 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀻𑀢𑁂 𑀅𑀬𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀘𑀦𑁂𑀦 𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀲𑀺 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀳𑁂𑀯𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸
- suvaṃṇagirīte ayaputasa mahāmātāṇaṃ ca vacanena isilasi mahāmātā ārogiyaṃ vataviyā hevaṃ ca vataviyā
- 1997 translation by Romila Thapar
- From Suvarnagiri, on the order of his Highness the Prince, and the officers: good health to the officers of Isila who are to be instructed thus.
- 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀻𑀢𑁂 𑀅𑀬𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀘𑀦𑁂𑀦 𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀲𑀺 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀳𑁂𑀯𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸
Declension
[edit]Declension of 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | — | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 mahāmātā |
accusative | — | — |
instrumental | — | — |
dative | — | — |
ablative | — | — |
genitive | — | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 mahāmātāṇaṃ |
locative | — | — |
Alternative forms
[edit]Attested at Brahmagiri, Dhauli, Jatinga-Rameshwara, Jaugada, Kalsi and Siddapura.
Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (“official”) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | |
East | Dhauli | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | |
Jaugada | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | ||
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨨𐨱𐨨𐨟𐨿𐨪 (mahamatra) | |
Mansehra | 𐨨𐨱𐨨𐨟𐨿𐨪 (mahamatra) | ||
West | Girnar | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (mahāmātra) | |
South | Siddapura | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 nom.pl (mahāmātā), 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 gen.pl (mahāmātāṇaṃ) |
Brahmagiri | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 nom.pl (mahāmātā), 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 gen.pl (mahāmātāṇaṃ) | |
Jatinga-Rameshwara | 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (mahāmāta) | ?𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 gen.pl (mahāmātāṇaṃ) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢 (“official”) | ||
---|---|---|
Descendants
[edit]- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (mahāmatta, “elephant-driver”) (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “mahāmāta-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 163
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahāmātra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 572
Categories:
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from the Sanskrit root मा (measure)
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meh₁-
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit lemmas
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns in Brahmi script
- Ashokan Prakrit masculine nouns
- Ashokan Prakrit terms with quotations
- Kalsi Ashokan Prakrit
- Dhauli Ashokan Prakrit
- Jaugada Ashokan Prakrit
- Siddapura Ashokan Prakrit
- Brahmagiri Ashokan Prakrit
- Jatinga-Rameshwara Ashokan Prakrit
- inc-ash:Government
- inc-ash:Occupations